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Birthday Greetings: Wordless Wednesday

Aidan went to a birthday party a few weekends ago, and we asked him to make a hand written card to go along with his gift. He enlisted the help of his older sister who wrote the words (verbatim from what he said) and he drew the picture. Check out the hilarious results. For more [...]

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Making #HealthyHabits Last and Advice on Budget-friendly Dental Care

As part of the Healthy Habits challenge my family is participating in we spent the last month developing healthier dental care habits for the whole family. Getting the kids in the habit was surprisingly easy considering we always ask them to brush in the morning and at night (and floss once a day). Adding in a second [...]

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8 is great

Audrey turned 8 over the weekend. Happy Birthday Audrey! We had a lovely day as a family with a lazy Sunday morning (and muffins at breakfast) then headed to the Please Touch Museum to spend the day exploring. On the way we stopped for donuts in lieu of a birthday cake, and spent hours exploring [...]

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Say CHEESE Wordless Wednesday

The kids had picture day yesterday. I made them practice their non-cheesy smiles before they got out of the car at school. Now I’m $1,000,000 poorer (ok only $70 and that’s WITH a discount) and we’ll have photos for the school year. We always wait until the spring photos since they come with totally awesome [...]

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ID theft and Kids

ID theft is a very serious matter and according to recent statistics child identity theft is on the rise. It’s frightening to think that your kids could start off their lives with terrible credit because someone stole their identity, but it happens more often than you think. I’ve personally had my debit card stolen and [...]

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Money and Budgets – Can Kids Manage Them?

Back in the Day: When Money Meant Not Having to Eat at Kid Friendly Restaurants Way, way, way back in the day when Princess Di’s poofy-sleeved wedding dress was still in style and money or budgeting or kids meant little to me I got engaged. And as all proper engaged girls do I got every [...]

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#HealthyHabits: Creating a dental care routine

Creating healthy habits is an important part of my job as mom. I spend a lot of time researching, reading, talking to other moms, and figuring out new ways to make lasting healthy habits for our family. One of the things I’m borderline obsessive about is the kids’ dental care routine. My oldest son had [...]

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Six

My baby turns six today. I know six isn’t a baby, but he will always be my baby since he’s my youngest child. That doesn’t mean I ‘baby’ him–instead I know he will be the last to go through any phase of life, and I try to step back and cherish the moments he reaches [...]

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Shop and Save (or pay off debt!) with Upromise

The holiday shopping season is coming to a close, but it’s not to late to end 2011 with a smart financial move. Signing up for Upromise is a simple step to take to start saving more money on everyday purchases you already make like groceries, entertainment, and of course gifts. Many people think of Upromise [...]

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The lost $25,000 and Kidworth

Over the last few months I have been working behind the scenes as Kidworth‘s social media manager, and now that we’ve launched I wanted to share info with you about their awesome free service. With the holidays literally right around the corner I couldn’t think of a better time to introduce you to their innovative [...]